The 1871 England Census

Household						PRO Reference
Occupant	Relationship	Condition	Age	Where Born	Occupation	Comments
Thomas H Inkson: Burnham Sutton, Norfolk						RG10-Pc1856-Fo50-Pg9-Sc53 et seq.
Thomas H Inkson	Head	Mar	36	Norfolk Lynn	Railway Station Master	This is Thomas Harborow, THI Incorrectly indexed as Tnkson
Martha Inkson	Wife	Mar	33	Norfolk Lynn	blank
William A Inkson	Son	Unmar	11	Norfolk Lynn	Scholar	This is WAI
Martha H Inkson	Daughter	Unmar	10	Norfolk Lynn	Scholar	This is MHI
Alice W Inkson	Daughter	Unmar	7	Norfolk Snettisham	Scholar	This is AWI
Harry G Inkson	Son	Unmar	4	Norfolk Burnham Sutton	Scholar	This is HGI
Lottie G Inkson	Daughter	Unmar	2	Norfolk Burnham Sutton	blank	This is LGI
Percy S Inkson	Son	Unmar	8 m	Norfolk Burnham Sutton	blank	This is PSI
Eliza Withers: Market Place, Holt, Norfolk						RG10-Pc1800-Fo11-Pg15-Sc66
Eliza Withers	Head	Wid	56	Norfolk, East Dereham	Confectioner
Martha E Withers	Daughter	Unmar	19	Norfolk, Holt	blank
Thomas Inkson	Boarder	blank	14	Norfolk, Kings Lynn	Scholar	This is THI's Forgotten Son. Incorrectly indexed as Inhson with an 'h' not a 'k'
Adelaid Tuck	Servant	blank	15	Norfolk, Bodham	Domestic
Robert N Gore: 2 Chapel Street, St Margaret, Kings Lynn, Norfolk						RG10-Pc1863-Fo42-Pg1-Sc2
Robert N Gore	Head	Wid	66	Norfolk, Wormegay	Publican
Maria Inkson	Daughter	Mar	31	Kent	Housekeeper	This is Maria Jean née Gore, wife of Alfred William, the oldest son of William b. ABT 1804 and Sarah Ann Inkson née Slater but where is he? He was a butcher so unlikely to be at sea but there is no death record for an Alfred Inkson between 1861 and this census or, indeed, hereafter.
Robert W Inkson	Grand Son	blank	11	Norfolk, Kings Lynn	Scholar	A Robert William G Inkson died in Kings Lynn 1875 but he is noted as being 18 years old at the time of death; perhaps a 13 was misread as 18?
Sarah Inkson	Grand Daughter	blank	9	Norfolk, Kings Lynn	Scholar	Sarah died in 1873.
Alfred Warner	Boarder	Unm	16	Norfolk, Lynn	Bricklayer's Labourer
Henry Inkson: 23 King Street, St Margaret, Kings Lynn, Norfolk						RG10-Pc1863-Fo104-Pg24-Sc126
Henry Inkson	Head	Mar	64	Norfolk, Kings Lynn	Bookbinder	This is Henry, the second son of the 1804 Inkson - Turnbull marriage. Incorrectly indexed as 'Jutson'
Elizabeth Inkson	Wife	Mar	56	Norfolk, Kings Lynn	blank
Margaret Inkson	Daughter	Unm	32	Norfolk, Kings Lynn	blank
George H Inkson	Son	Unmar	24	Norfolk, Kings Lynn	Bookbinder
Frederick Inkson: 32 Avenue Road, St Mary, Stratford le Bow, London						RG10-Pc0579-Fo71-Pg11-Sc45
Frederick Inkson	Head	Mar	28	Norfolk, Lynn	Journeyman Butcher	This is Frederick William Inkson b. 1842, the eldest son of John b. ABT 1814 and Mary.
Ellen Inkson	Wife	Mar	30	Middlesex, Bethnal Green	blank	There is some uncertainty about the name of this woman - see the notes on the family group page.
Charles Inkson	Son	blank	8	Middlesex, Spitalfields	blank	These two sons, born before Frederick William married Ellen, are probably not children of Frederick William. Albert certainly adopts the surname 'Dossett' [his mother's maiden name] later in life.
Albert Inkson	Son	blank	6	Middlesex, Spitalfields	blank
Mary Ann Inkson	Daughter	blank	4	Middlesex, Spitalfields	blank
Jemima Inkson	Daughter	blank	1	Middlesex, Spitalfields	blank
William Wakefield: Corporation Street, Doncaster, Yorkshire						RG10-Pc4720-Fo100-Pg3-Sc15
William Wakefield	Head	Mar	46	Norfolk, Snettisham	Joiner
Jane Wakefield	Wife	Mar	46	Norfolk, Stradzell	blank	The place where Jane, née Black, was born is actually Stradsett in Norfolk. She was the [much] younger sister of Mary, née Black, the wife of John b. ABT 1814.
Walter Wakefield	Son	Unmar	16	Yorkshire, Doncaster	Painter
Emma Wakefield	Daughter	Unmar	11	Yorkshire, Doncaster	Scholar
Frederick Wakefield	Son	Unmar	8	Yorkshire, Doncaster	Scholar
Arthur Wakefield	Son	Unmar	5	Yorkshire, Doncaster	Scholar
Earnest [sic] Wakefield	Son	Unmar	2	Yorkshire, Doncaster	Scholar
William Inkson	Nephew	Unmar	16	Norfolk, Kings Lynn	Labourer	This is William Harborow, a son of John b. ABT 1814 and Mary and hence a blood nephew of Jane Wakefield.
Henry R Martineau: 1 Hyatt or Bryatt Road, Islington, London						RG10-Pc0301-Fo15-Pg21-Sc123
Henry R Martineau	Head	Mar	35	Norfolk, Col??	Commercial ???	The place of birth is probably Colkirk, a village 30 km east of Kings Lynn.
Mary Ann Martineau	Wife	Mar	21	Norfolk, Kings Lynn	blank	Henry Allan Basham Martineau only married Mary Ann Inkson, a daughter of John b. ABT 1814 and Mary, in 1887 when he was described as a 50 year old widower. This must therefore be his first wife, a Mary Ann Tate.
Arthur E Inkson	Brother in Law	blank	12	Norfolk, Kings Lynn	Scholar	These are presumed to be two of the sons of John b. ABT 1814 and Mary. It was originally thought that Mary Ann Martineau was their sister but that is incorrect - see above - so what are they doing staying with the Martineaus and described as 'brothers in law'? Incorrectly indexed as 'Jackson'
John T Inkson	Brother in Law	Unmar	24	Norfolk, Kings Lynn	Coach Painter
David Chamberlain: 1 Fish Dock, St James, Gt Grimsby, Lincolnshire						RG10-Pc3414-Fo99-Pg46-Sc248
David Chamberlain	Head	Mar	61	Lincolnshire, Eckinston	Fish Curer	The place of birth was Heckington [there is no Eckinston in Lincs [although there is an Eckington on the outskirts of Sheffield but actually in Derbyshire]. Heckington, Lincs is about 50km from Kings Lynn.
Ann Chamberlain	Wife	Mar	60	Norfolk, Lynn	blank	This is Ann née Inkson, thought to be a child of the 1801 Inkson - Harborow marriage born in ABT 1808.
George W Inkson	Nephew	Unmar	20	Norfolk, Lynn	Fish Curer's Assistant	There are three Chamberlain families in a row here : see note below.
William Chamberlain: 3 Fish Dock, St James, Gt Grimsby, Lincolnshire						RG10-Pc3414-Fo99-Pg46-Sc250
William Chamberlain	Head	Mar	71	Lincolnshire, Ceckinston	Fish Curer	Presumed to be an older brother of David above so the place of birth was Heckington.
Mary Chamberlain	Wife	Mar	58	Norfolk, Streastt	Fish Curer's wife	We now have William and Mary's marriage certificate - they only married six weeks before the census - and this is, indeed, Mary Inkson née Black, the widow of John b. 1814 : see note below. The place where she was born is actually Stradsett in Norfolk.
Walter J Inkson	Son in Law	Unmar	10	Norfolk, Lynn	Scholar	Note the use of 'son in law'. There are three Chamberlain families in a row here : see note below.
Charles Bradfield: Hall Farm, Babingley, Norfolk						RG10-Pc1862-Fo72-Pg1-Sc1
Charles Bradfield	Head	Mar	68	Norfolk, North Pickenham	Farmer of 450 acres employing 11 men, 5 boys, 2 women
Rosette Bradfield	Wife	Mar	63	Norfolk, Heacham	blank
Roda Bun	Aunt	Unm	90	Norfolk, Wolverton	blank	Wolverton now seems to be spelled 'Wolferton'.
Elizabeth A Nurse	Servant	Unm	18	Norfolk, Wolverton	blank
Emma Inkson	Servant	Unm	17	Norfolk, Lynn	blank	Who is this? There is no Emma Inkson in the 1861 census. The only possibility seems to be that she is Emily Jane, daughter of John b. 1814 and Mary but she would have been only 14 in 1871.
Margaret Harborow: 43 Old Compton Street, Soho, London						RG10-Pc0143-Fo46-Pg20-Sc138
Margaret Harborow	Head	W	65	Norfolk Lynn	blank	This is Margaret née Inkson, a daughter of the 1801 Inkson - Harborow marriage and one of two that married their Harborow cousins.
Margaret Inkson	Niece	Unmar	26	Norfolk Lynn	Clerk in Charge of PO	The name on the original record looks more like 'Jahson' but this is almost certainly Margaret Frances, the daughter of William and Sarah and hence a sister to THI. Incorrectly indexed as 'Johnson'
Margaret Harborow	Grandchild	blank	7	Warwick Leamington	blank
Charles Harborow	Nephew	Unmar	16	London	Assistant in Warehouse
Walter Young	Visitor	Unmar	16	Lincoln Stamford	Ship Broker
William Inkson: Wickham Cross(?) Road, Rumboldswyke, Chichester, Sussex						RG10-Pc1112-Fo14-Pg20-Sc122
William Inkson	Head	Mar	60	Sussex, Chichester	Retired Butcher, no occupation
Elizabeth Inkson	Wife	Mar	58	Sussex, Chichester	blank
William Inkson	Son	Unmar	21	Sussex, Chichester	Clerk, HM Probate Office
Arthur Inkson	Son	blank	15	Sussex, Chichester	Drapers Assistant
Owen Inkson	Son	blank	11	Sussex, Chichester	Scholar
Frank Binstead	Nephew	Unmar	21	Sussex, Chichester	Mate Merchant Service
Elizabeth Inkson: 5 Lion Street, Chichester, Sussex						RG10-Pc1118-Fo14-Pg9-Sc67
Elizabeth Inkson	Head	Unmar	35	Chichester Sussex	Schoolmistress
Mary C Silverlock	Aunt	W	57	Chichester Sussex	Annuitant
Alice Inkson	Sister	Unmar	31	Chichester Sussex	Music Mistress
Ellen M Inkson	Sister	Unmar	27	Chichester Sussex	English and Drawing Mistress
Edith F Inkson	Sister	Unmar	12	Chichester Sussex	Scholar
Ellen F Binstead	Cousin	Unmar	16	Chichester Sussex	Scholar
Alice J Barlow	Assistant	Unmar	26	Little Hallingbury, Essex	Pupil Teacher
Alice M Shaft	Boarder	Unmar	18	Portsmouth, Hants	Scholar
Ellen S Grainger	Boarder	Unmar	16	Brighton Sussex	Scholar
Katherine E Evans	Boarder	blank	16	Southampton Hants	Scholar
Mary Newlean	Boarder	blank	15	Midhurst Sussex	Scholar
Emily Townsend	Boarder	blank	14	Ashton Hants	Scholar
Martha A Newlean	Boarder	blank	13	Midhurst Sussex	Scholar
Mary Hewit	Boarder	blank	13	Sidlesham Sussex	Scholar
Elizabeth Beagley	Servant	blank	56	Kingston Surrey	Cook General Serv
Harriet Henshaw	Servant	blank	17	Chichester Sussex	Cook General Serv
Head of Family and Wife absent: Warren Farm, Micheldever, Hampshire						RG10-Pc1207-Fo52-Pg9-Sc48
Frances M Lancashire	Daughter	blank	8	Hants Micheldever	blank
William T Lancashire	Son	blank	7	Hants Micheldever	blank
Pattie T Lancashire	Daughter	blank	5	Hants Micheldever	blank
Joseph E Lancashire	Son	blank	4	Hants Micheldever	blank
Charles R Lancashire	Son	blank	3	Hants Micheldever	blank
Charles Pain	Manager	Unmar	25	Hants Odiham	Farmer
Caroline Inkson	Housekeeper	Unmar	28	Sussex, Chichester	Governess
Jane Collins	Servant	Unmar	17	Hants Whitchurch	Dom Serv
Ellen F Hamblin	Servant	Unmar	18	Wilts Brixton Deverill	Dom Serv
Anna L Petit: 69 Wiltshire Road, Lambeth St Mary, London						RG10-Pc0687-Fo57-Pg36-Sc163
Anna L Petit	Head	M	50	France (British Subject)	Teacher
Stewart de Iwuy Petit	Son	Unm	10	Surrey Wandsworth	Scholar
Lena de Iwuy Petit	Daughter	Unm	15	Middx Dalston	blank
Rebecca Henderer	Boarder	Unm	32	Cornwall Truro	Lady Boarder
Grace Inkson	Boarder	Unm	17	Sussex Chichester	Scholar
Louise Halliwell	Boarder	Unm	13	Middx Islington	Scholar
Laura Halliwell	Boarder	Unm	10	Surrey Camden	Scholar
Alberta Cook	Boarder	Unm	12	India Bombay	Scholar
Eugènie Cook	Boarder	Unm	11	India Bombay	Scholar
Amy Paulina Cook	Boarder	Unm	9	India Bombay	Scholar
Beatrice Cook	Boarder	Unm	5	India Bombay	Scholar
Emma Adams	Servant	Unm	21	Essex Brentwood	Gen Domestic
William Cookson: North Place, Live and Let Live, Stoke, Guildford, Surrey						RG10-Pc0811-Fo76-Pg51-Sc296
William Cookson	Head	Mar	40	Berks Hungerford	Coal Merchant
Ellen A Cookson	Wife	Mar	39	Surrey Guildford	blank
William F Cookson	Son	Unm	17	Surrey Shalford	Coal Merchant's Clerk
Bertha Cookson	Daughter	Unm	16	Surrey Guildford	Scholar
Juliet Cookson	Daughter	blank	13	Surrey Guildford	Scholar
Beatrice Cookson	Daughter	blank	12	Surrey Guildford	Scholar
Constance Cookson	Daughter	blank	11	Surrey Guildford	Scholar
Grace Cookson	Daughter	blank	9	Surrey Guildford	Scholar
Blanche Cookson	Daughter	blank	8	Surrey Guildford	Scholar
Alice Rose Cookson	Daughter	blank	5	Surrey Guildford	Scholar
Arthur A Cookson	Son	blank	1	Surrey Guildford	blank
Alfred L Cookson	Son	blank	7 m	Surrey Guildford	blank
Rhoda Inkson	Governess	Unm	23	Sussex Chichester	Governess
Elizabeth Baverstock	Servant	Unm	28	Surrey Guildford	Domestic Serv
Caroline Ballard	Servant	Unm	28	Wilts Upavon	Domestic Serv
Ciciley Inkson: 3 Hopper Street, Bishop Wearmouth , Sunderland, Durham						RG10-Pc4997-Fo55-Pg50-Sc271
Ciciley Inkson	Wife	Mar	29	Durham, Sunderland	Formerly Dressmaker	Where is her husband, at sea? We know from other records that she married a George Inkson, mariner, in 1865. George was a son of George b. ABT 1811, a son of the 1804 Inkson - Turnbull marriage.
George Inkson	Son	U M	8	Durham, Sunderland	Scholar
Thomas Inkson	Son	U M	4	Durham, Sunderland	Scholar
Mary J Goodrick	Sister	U M	14	Durham, Sunderland	Scholar
William Wakeford: 11 Stockwell Park, Lambeth, London						RG10-Pc0678-Fo136-Pg2-Sc6
William Wakeford	Head of Family	M	46	Hants Andover	Parliamentary Agent
Lucy Wakeford	Wife	Mar	37	Surrey Lambeth	blank
Wm F Wakeford	Son	blank	7	Surrey Lambeth	Scholar
Arthur Hy Wakeford	Son	blank	5	Surrey Lambeth	Scholar
Jessie M Wakeford	Daughter	blank	3	Surrey Lambeth	Scholar
Lucy F Wakeford	Daughter	blank	2	Surrey Lambeth	blank
Amy R Wakeford	Daughter	blank	1	Surrey Lambeth	blank
Katherine Inkson	Servant	Unm	25	Norfolk Kings Lynn	Genl Servt Domestic	Possibly Catherine, daughter of George and Sarah née Bunn; she was born in December 1842 so would have been 28 at the time of this census but in 1861 Katherine was noted as only being 16 so maybe she is losing count of the years?
Henry Ch Hanscombe: The Dukes Head, 8 Kings Street, Westminster, London						RG10-Pc1098-Fo52-Pg19-Sc86
Henry Ch Hanscombe	Head	Mar	28	Surrey, Kennington	Licensed Victualler
Sophie A Hanscombe	Wife	Mar	27	Kent Greenwich	blank
Henry J Hanscombe	Son	blank	4	Middx St George Hanover Square	blank
William E Hanscombe	Son	blank	3	Middx St George Hanover Square	blank
Florence S Hanscombe	Daughter	blank	3 m	Middx St George Hanover Square	blank
Thomas Inkson	Servant	Unmar	19	Norfolk Kings Lynn	Potman	Is this the young lad [recorded as Thos Inkson, 8 years old] in the Union Workhouse Kings Lynn in 1861?
Mary Brown	Servant	Unmar	15	Herts Rickmansworth	Domestic Servant
James Mills	Lodger	Widr	38	Middx Paddington	Porter
John L Thompson	Lodger	Mar	23	Surrey Lambeth	Porter
Susan E Thompson	Wife	Mar	27	Middx ????	blank
Faith Lawrence	Lodger	W	66	Devon Exeter	Laundress
Charity Stone	Niece	Unmar	28	Middx City of London	blank
William Sharp	Lodger	Mar	25	Middx St George Hanover Square	Bricklayer
Amelia Sharp	Wife	Mar	23	France (British Subject)	blank
Morris Tomgerman: 42 Stock Street, St Thomas, Manchester						RG10-Pc4044-Fo18-Pg28-Sc152
Morris Tomgerman	Head	Mar	25	Poland	Picture Dealer
Flora Tomgerman	Wife	Mar	27	Poland	blank
Abraham Tomgerman	Son	blank	7	Poland	blank
Moses Tomgerman	Son	blank	4	Lancashire Manchester	blank
Asher Tomgerman	Son	blank	1	Lancashire Manchester	blank
Isaac Marke	Boarder	Un	20	Poland	blank
Lazarus Bartleston	Boarder	Un	18	Poland	blank
Isaac Seaman	Boarder	Un	18	Poland	blank
Harris Inkson	Boarder	Un	21	Poland	blank	If this is an Inkson, the 'Poland' is probably a mistake as the name sounds Scottish.
Mary Inkson: 2a Close Cottages, Hammersmith, London						RG10-Pc0066-Fo78-Pg33-Sc175
Mary Inkson	Head	Widow	69	London	Laundress	Presumably Mary Ann Inkson, née Hood, the widow of a Henry Inkson. When their two children were baptised as youngsters in 1831, Henry is noted as a baker of Plummer Street, Shoreditch [London]. The only known possible Henry Inkson was the youngest son of William [b. ABT 1756] and Elizabeth so a brother of George b. 1782 who married Mary Turnbull.
Edward Hollingdale: St Donatts Road, Deptford, London						RG10-Pc0747-Fo35-Pg6-Sc119
Edward Hollingdale	Head	Widr	63	Surrey Dulwich	General Draper
Edwardine Hollingdale	Daughter	Unm	19	Surrey Bermondsey	blank
Mary Inkson	Servant	Unm	19	Scotland	Domestic Serv
George Sercombe: Harbertonford, Devon						RG10-Pc2098-Fo33-Pg21-Sc119
George Sercombe	Head	Mar	50	Devon, Dunsford	Farmer of 100 acres employing 1 labourer
Elizabeth Sercombe	Wife	Mar	50	Devon, Ugborough	Farmer's wife
Sarah Beer	Mother	W	82	Devon, Stoke Gabriel	General Servant
George Sercombe	Son	Unmar	23	Devon, Berry	Farmer's son
Berry Sercombe	Daughter	Unmar	18	Devon, Berry	Farmer's daughter
Elizabeth Sercombe	Daughter	blank	13	Devon, Berry	Scholar
Eliza Sercombe	Daughter	blank	11	Devon, Berry	Scholar
John Beer Sercombe	Son	blank	9	Devon, Berry	Scholar
Thomas Inkson	Servant	Unmar	28	Devon, Stoke Gabriel	Farm Servant Indoor	In the 1861 and 1881 censuses there is a Thomas Hingston born in Stoke Gabriel, this is almost certainly an error.
The below added January 2021
Sarah Harborow: 9 Percy Circus, Clerkenwell, London						RG10-Pc384-Fo55-Pg3-Sc21
Sarah Harborow	Head	W	54	Norfolk, Lynn	blank	This is Sarah née Inkson, a child of the 1801 Thomas Inkson - Ann Harborow marriage. She married George a grandson of her mother's brother, Thomas Harborow, but he died in 1870. In this census her age is correctly declared [in 1861 she 'lost' 8 years].
Emily Harborow	Daur	Unm	21	Middx., Clerkenwell	blank
George Harborow	Son	Unm	20	Middx., Clerkenwell	blank
Emily Harding	Serv	Unm	18	Middx., Clerkenwell	General Serv Domestic

Note on Grimsby

1,2 and 3 Fish Dock in Grimsby clearly have a connection to the Inksons :

They are presumably the start of the Grimsby Inksons but how does it all fit together? Houses #1 and #3 seem to have senior members of the Chamberlains [61 and 71 years old, respectively] and #2 has a junior member [40 years old], possibly a son of one of the others. Other records show that a Francis and Mary Chamberlain from Heckington in Lincs had children called William b. ABT 1800 and David b. ABT 1808 and that William had a son David b. ABT 1830. which fits with him being 40 in this census.

David's wife Ann in #1 was an Inkson born in Lynn [in about 1811 according to her age given here]. We know that because they were married in Manchester in August 1856 [David a widower, Ann a spinster] when Ann was said to be 42 so born in about 1814. There was an Ann baptised in Kings Lynn in September 1808, assumed to be the daughter of the 1801 Inkson - Harborow marriage so sister to William, Margaret, Frances and John but that doesn't seem to fit [or she wasn't very good at maths]. There is a Mary Ann baptised in Kings Lynn in July 1810 which is a better fit but at the time of writing we don't even have records for John and Jane Inkson, her declared parents. George W Inkson, declared as a nephew, is living at #1, also born in Lynn [in about 1851]. We have no record of a George W being born around then but there is a George H registered in 1849 and he is the son of John so a good fit with 'nephew' if Ann is indeed the 1808 Ann, brother of John.

The real enigma is Walter J Inkson at #3 however. He is described as a son in law but is only 10 so born in about 1861, also in Lynn. He cannot be the son of George W from #1 as there is only 10 years between them. There is a birth registered in the first quarter of 1861 as Walter James. The most likely solution is that the two are brothers and are the children of John Inkson b. 1814 in the 1861 census [RG9-Pc1256-Fo31-Pg29-Sc143] and hence the brothers of William who is living with the Wakefields and the two siblings living with the Martineaus [see above]. John had died in 1867 and Mary does not obviously appear in this census [possibly dead?] so it makes sense that the children dispersed.

However, there is another possibility and that is that William, after his first wife died, married Mary Inkson née Black, the widow of John Inkson b. 1814. If that is correct then the use of 'son in law' to describe Walter J makes perfect sense.

We also should not loose sight of the fact that, in a previous generation, Susanna Inkson b. ABT 1781 married a Kings Lynn Chamberlain. She was the youngest child of George b. 1735 and Margaret so a sister of Thomas b. ABT 1772 and therefore an aunt of John b. 1814. Is there any connection between the Kings Lynn Chamberlains and the Heckington Chamberlains?

Since the above was written, we have requisitioned [in November 2020] the wedding certificate of William and Mary :

It can be seen that Mary is, in fact, the widow of John b. 1814 so the description of Walter J as a 'son in law' makes perfect sense. The certificate also shows that William's father was a Francis Chamberlain. That will help trying to track down any relationship between these Lincolnshire Chamberlains and the Norfolk Chamberlains.